Kuranda Scenic Railway Freshwater Station — Attraction in Barron

We caught the cable car up to Kuranda and the train back to the skyrail station.

It was interesting. However, it was a long slow train ride back to at least the spot where we got off to catch the bus back to skyrail.

You sit in old carriages, and they cram too many on the benches. the allocated seating was supposed to be 4 on each bench seat with 8 of you facing each other. Fortunately it was not full and we only had 6 of us in our seats. Even that was fairly cramped for a 90 minute ride on a hot day. The kids had all had enough long before it finished.

The station being original was fairly interesting though.

As there are only two trains back, you end up being stuck in Kuranda waiting for the train to depart. There really isn't that much to fill in a few hours.

However, if I was to do it again, I would catch the cable car back and you can then leave Kuranda...

Saw my life flash before my eyes. Everything was travelling along beautifully, as my kids and I were looking out, admiring the view when we hears a loud bang and the our whole carriage start to tilt over and we all thought that was the end and we were going over the edge. We must have tilted 30 degrees or more before we can back down onto the track. I am not sure what happen, but everyone in Carriage 7 just looked at each. One of the staff members came into our carriage shaken up, saying she thought we were gone. My children said they are never hoping on a train again. Other than that the trip was beautiful and we got some great shots. Maybe just...

My ticket was for the train to Kuranda and Skyrail back down. I chose the diamond package for both portions. The train is not air conditioned and the windows are open. The Gold Car was well worth it. The seats were very comfortable and there is something lovely about leaning back and enjoying leisurely service on a train while watching the scenery go by. There was a card with lots of information about the building of the tracks and overhead commentary as well. There is a toilet on the train. Lightning storms cancelled my Skyrail ride, but a bus was provided to get me back to my car...